Thomas Van Cleaf was born on 9. Jan. 1809 at Butler County, Ohio. He was the son of
Benjamin Van Cleaf and
Alcha Vanderveer. Thomas Van Cleaf married
Elizabeth Kyle on 17. Mar. 1836. Thomas Van Cleaf died a 1886. A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia
of Butler County Ohio,
Fairfield Township: Pages 483 - 486
VAN CLEAF, VANDERVEER, McFARLAN, KYLE, LONG, SEWARD, VINNEDGE (Fairfield Twp., p. 485)
Thomas VAN CLEAF was born in Butler Co. in the year 1809, on the 9th of Jan. He is the s/o Benjamin VAN CLEAF, who was born in NY, Sep 5, 1765 & died Mar 5, 1830. His mother was Alcha VANDERVEER. She was born Nov 16, 1771 in Monmouth Co., NJ & died Mar 1, 1851. They were married in NJ, & came to OH in 1805, settling in Franklin. The present Mr. VAN CLEAF was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, & was married Mar 17, 1836, by the Rev. Mr. McFARLAN, to Elizabeth, dau/o Samuel KYLE & Martha LONG. She was born Aug 26, 1815. They have had four children. Alice SEWARD was born Mar 7, 1838, & died May 22, 1874; Martha A. VINNEDGE was born Apr 7, 1840; Sarah J. VAN CLEAF was born Jul 8, 1844; & Hannah M. VAN CLEAF was born Jun 19, 1850. Mr. VAN CLEAF's grandfather, Teunis VAN CLEAF, was in the Revolutionary War.